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Recent IELTS exams

Real students tell about their recent IELTS exams: IELTS questions, topics, tasks, answers.

IELTS Speaking test in the UAE – December 2014

Below are the Speaking questions from a recent IELTS exam in the UAE, as remembered by S:

Speaking testIELTS test in the UAE

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do for a job?
– What do like about this job?
– Why did you take this career path?
– Will you continue it in the future?
– Would you recommend this job to anybody?

Cue Card

Talk about a place that you would like to visit. Please say

– What activities would you do there?
– How long would you stay there?
– What is the best time to visit this place?
– What do you particularly like about this place?

Discussion

– Let’s talk about tourism.
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of tourism?
– Does tourism have a negative impact on the environment? Why?
– What can be done to address these issues?
– What is the difference between visiting a place and staying there for long period of time?
– Do you need to adapt to the local culture if you stay there longer?
– Do you think travels always bring good experiences?

IELTS test in Portugal – December 2014 (Academic Module)

A recent IELTS exam in Portugal was shared by F – here is what we know:

Listening testIELTS test in Portugal

Section 1. A hotel brochure.

Section 2. About South Pole penguins.

Section 3. Nursing school students at the end of their first year talking about their future plans.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. Bridge quality control.

Passage 2. About Ghana.

Passage 3. About the Greek language.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar graph showing the percentage of drug company sales in a few regions (North America, Europe, Africa, South America and Asia) between 2002 and 2006.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

These days more fathers stay at home and take care of their children while mothers go out to work. What are the reasons for it? Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Describe your home.
– Let’s talk about seasons.
– What is your favorite season? Why?
– Do you prefer to live in a place with one season or different seasons?

Cue Card

Talk about an occasion when you invited friends over. Please say

– How was it?
– How did they like it?
– Were you cooking for them?

Discussion

– Do you think food is basic in invitations and occasions?
– What is the difference between cooking a regular meal and for a family gathering?
– Do you think the production of food has changed recently?
– How can seasons affect food production?